In one of the most emotional games of the 2014-15 season, Iowa State (18-10, 9-8 Big 12) beat No. 3 Baylor (26-3, 15-2 Big 12), 76-71, Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum on Senior Day. In a game that featured 15 lead changes, Iowa State grabbed its first win over the Lady Bears since 2010.

Iowa State grabbed as much as a 10-point lead and hung on to down a third-ranked foe in Hilton Coliseum for the second time this season. With the win, Iowa State became the only school in the country to defeat two top-3 teams.

How It Happened…The Cyclones came out strong against the third-ranked Lady Bears. Iowa State and Baylor would go toe-to-toe throughout the first half, which featured eight lead changes. The Cyclones put up one of their best defensive halves of the season, forcing eight Lady Bear turnovers.

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Senior point guard Nikki Moody dished seven assists in the first half and netted five points to go along with them. The senior also broke Iowa State’s all-time assist record off a triple by senior Fallon Ellis. Ellis would lead the Cyclones with a game-high 10 first-half points. Iowa State would enter the locker room trailing the Lady Bears, 30-31.

After a back-and-forth affair to start the second half, Iowa State would go on a 6-0 run to break things open, going up 53-47. The run started with a pair of free-throws by Moody and was capped by a layup by freshman Bryanna Fernstrom off a pass from Seanna Johnson with 11:30 to play.

Iowa State would refuse to give up the lead, netting shot after shot.

The game would come down to the wire with Iowa State leading by one point on defense. Baylor’s Niya Johnson drove to the hoop, but her shot didn’t fall and Brynn Williamson secured a tough rebound.

Williamson quickly got the ball to Kidd Blaskowsky, who found Seanna Johnson in transition for a layup, forcing a BU timeout. On the ensuing possession, Ellis stole the ball from BU’s Alexis Prince and Nikki Moody hit a layup on the other end to put ISU up five.

Baylor had 39 seconds to stage a comeback, but a missed three pointer and a defensive rebound by Seanna Johnson proved to be the final play of the game as ISU went on to win, 76-71.

Game Ball Goes To…The senior class. The trio of Brynn Williamson, Nikki Moody and Fallon Ellis went out with a bang, combining for 48 points to top the third-ranked Lady Bears. Ellis’ 18 points were not only a game-high, but a career high as well. Moody put up a double-double by adding 11 assists to her 13 points and Williamson had seven rebounds to go with her 17 points.

Cyclone Quick Hits*The Cyclones extended their NCAA-record 640-consective games with a three-pointer.*Nikki Moody broke the Iowa State all-time assist record previously held by Lyndsey Medders.*Seanna Johnson became the fastest Cyclone to 500 rebounds.*The win marked head coach Bill Fennelly’s 600th career head coaching victory, 451 of which have come at Iowa State.

*ISU has defeated three teams in the AP Top 10 this season, its most since 2002 (three).

Next Up:The Cyclones hit the road to Lawrence, Kansas to close out the Big 12 season against the Jayhawks on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@CycloneWBB) and on Cyclones.com via the live blog.